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Jeff East | |
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Born | Jeffrey Franklin East October 27, 1957 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1973–2015 |
Spouse(s) | Lori Gates (divorced)Pascale Lambert (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Jeffrey Franklin East (born October 27, 1957) is an American actor. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of fourteen, East is known for his portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the United Artists feature films Tom Sawyer (1973) and Huckleberry Finn (1974), as well as for his portrayal of a teenage Clark Kent in Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie (1978).
East was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to parents Ira and Joan Ann East. His father worked in real estate and his mother was a homemaker. [1] East grew up with three siblings; an older sister named Anne, an older brother named Ronald, and a twin sister named Jane. [1] [2]
East's feature film credits include The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1974), Stranger in Our House (1978), Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979), Klondike Fever (1980), Deadly Blessing (1981), Up the Creek (1984), Dream West (1986), Pumpkinhead (1988), Another Chance (1989), and Deadly Exposure (1993).
Unbeknownst to East when the film was being made, his Superman dialogue was dubbed over by Christopher Reeve. [3]
East also starred in the 1983 television film The Day After . His TV guest appearances include M*A*S*H ("Settling Debts"), Otherworld (TV series) , and Shades of L.A.
In 1987, East became involved in real estate development with his father. In February 2004, he moved back to Kansas City to take over his father's commercial real estate company. [4]
Jeff's first marriage was to Lori Gates. Though the marriage ended in divorce the couple had two children, Alexander Gates East (1984) and Madison Gates East (1987).
In 2014, East married for the third time, to Pascale Lambert East, and moved to Nice, France.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Tom Sawyer | Huckleberry Finn | |
1974 | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | |
1977 | The Hazing | Craig Lewis | Alternate title: The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse |
1978 | Superman | Young Clark Kent | Dialogue dubbed by Christopher Reeve |
1980 | Klondike Fever | Jack London | |
1981 | Deadly Blessing | John Schmidt | |
1984 | Up the Creek | Rex Crandall | |
1988 | Pumpkinhead | Chris | |
1989 | Another Chance | Harlen | |
1992 | Blue Champagne | Sam | Video |
1993 | Deadly Exposure | Anderson | |
2009 | Misfortune Smiles | The Great Oswald | Short |
2010 | Last Breath | Dennis | |
2015 | Terminal | Becker | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Return of the Big Cat | Josh McClaren | TV movie |
1976 | The Flight of the Grey Wolf | Russ Hanson | TV movie |
1977 | The Ghost of Cypress Swamp | Lonny Bascombe | TV movie |
1978 | Stranger in Our House | Peter Bryant | TV movie |
1979 | How the West Was Won | Orly | 1 Episode: The Rustler |
Insight | Rob | 1 Episode: When, Jenny? When? | |
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith | Joseph | TV movie | |
1982 | M*A*S*H | Lt. Pavelich | 1 Episode: Settling Debts |
1983 | The Day After | Bruce Gallatin | TV movie |
1984-86 | 1st & Ten | Bryce Smith | 13 episodes |
1985 | Otherworld | Rev | 1 Episode: Village of the Motorpigs |
1986 | Dream West | Tim Donovan | Mini-Series |
1990 | Shades of LA | Jack Dymond | 1 Episode: Some Like it Cold |
1991 | The New Adam-12 | Officer Carson | 1 Episode: D.A.R.E. |
1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mr. Fukes | 1 Episode: The Big Sleep... Not! |
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